No water shortage to dampen Songkran celebrations: RID

By Pratch Rujivanarom 
The Nation

 

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Despite some areas of Thailand suffering from drought, the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has assured that there will be enough water for people to celebrate the Songkran Festival.

 

RID director-general Thongplew Kongjun confirmed on Friday that there is sufficient water for everyone to enjoy water splashing during Songkran, which will be celebrated countrywide from Saturday until Monday, and people can use the water from the rivers, canals, lakes, or reservoirs to splash at each other. 

 

“The water to celebrate Songkran … is technically the water that RID discharges every day to maintain the water level in the rivers and drive out saltwater intrusion on the river deltas,” Thongplew explained.

 

“So, the quotas for domestic consumption, businesses and industries, and agriculture will remain the same and unaffected by the celebration of Songkran Festival.”

 

Nevertheless, he asked people to help authorities reserve water resources by using the water wisely. He said even though Bangkok still enjoys plenty of water resources, and none of the irrigated areas have been declared drought affected zone yet, many areas in the upper part of the country that are outside the reach of irrigation water are now facing water shortages.

 

According to Office of the National Water Resources, many reservoirs throughout the country are drying up rapidly. Within three weeks the number of large dams that have available water storage lower than 30 per cent increased from three to nine, while there were already 136 medium size reservoirs that store the water less than 30 per cent.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30367610

 

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Just now, webfact said:

the Royal Irrigation Department (RID) has assured that there will be enough water for people to celebrate the Songkran Festival.

Shame. 

 

Stay at home it is...

New elevated toll highways, big plans for fast trains, military hardware, billions in sin tax revenue sucked in by the government, sparkling Temples..... water supply system still in the stone age. 

What is also available is to use water from toilets. Give the proclivity of some Thais not to bother to flush the toilets after they have defecated, then surely throwing t$rds would be considered as Karma perhaps ?

18 hours ago, webfact said:

No water shortage to dampen Songkran celebrations: RID

Songkran festivities face water restrictions as reservoirs hit record lows

 

Thai "experts" on the loose... Look mae, I was quoted in the media today!

I am confused

3 hours ago, toenail said:

I am confused

I saw that second article after this one as well.  Although the first is specific to Phuket.  Might be a similar caution on Samui.

On 4/12/2019 at 4:45 PM, 55Jay said:

New elevated toll highways, big plans for fast trains, military hardware, billions in sin tax revenue sucked in by the government, sparkling Temples..... water supply system still in the stone age. 

I would like the aforementioned officials to stand accountable when the taps run dry.

3 hours ago, sandy4589 said:

I would like the aforementioned officials to stand accountable when the taps run dry.

Yours might but their taps will never run dry,  therefore there is no problem. 

4 hours ago, sandy4589 said:

I would like the aforementioned officials to stand accountable when the taps run dry.

Reckon some are dead already.  Not a new thing.

4 hours ago, sandy4589 said:

I would like the aforementioned officials to stand accountable when the taps run dry.

 

 No chance , that would me loosing face .

   Increase  sin tax , and build new reservoirs .

 

 

Edited April 13, 20197 yr by elliss

And some weeks ago they said it was illegal to throw dirty klongwater on other persons. Only tapwater was allowed.

 

I sure don't need no klong/riverwater in my face so will stay inside.